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Glock 17 Gen 4 for sale. Less than 500 rounds through it. Has Truglo tritium fiber optic sights. Includes case, mags, accessories. $400. Tri-Cities area.

S&W M&P 15-22 for sale with Magpul furniture, Primary Arms 1-4x scope, and three 25-round S&W mags. Lightly used. $350, Tri-Cities area.

Thanks. They did an amazing job with the engraving on these.

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Well technically it's a 2011 since it's a double stack. That makes a rail more acceptable, right?

Finally done. I got the frame coated by CCR as mentioned and the nitrided parts were sent off to Primary Machine. It went back together fine and functions with snap caps. If it doesn't rain I'll try a few hundred rounds through it this weekend. This has definitely been harder than building ARs.

I got the idea from OD green and black Wilson Combat 1911s that I've seen that I thought looked nice. The CCR OD green definitely has a satin sheen to it. I was able to look at a sample beforehand and really liked it. He has a "garrison gray" that I was interested in as well but he didn't have a sample in his shop. All of the parts I started with were bare carbon steel so there were lots of possibilities for coatings/treatments.

This is it so far. I did the slide to frame fitting, hand-fit all the other parts and test fired it before I had the frame coated. I'm going to send the barrel, grip safety, thumb safety, slide stop lever, and hammer off to be nitrided. I was going to nitride the slide but I'm tempted to have it coated in the OD green.

Well I guess I'll answer my own question in case anybody else is considering Cummings Custom Refinishing. I went by his shop and he had a pistol with his CP II electroless nickel finish on the frame and his Dusk finish on the slide. Both looked great. The Dusk reminded me of the color/sheen of bluing but had sort of a deeper, smokier look. It was very smooth and uniform, as was the nickel finish. I ended up deciding on CCR's OD green Cera Hide finish on the frame of the 2011 I'm building and it looks amazing. I had it back in a week and a half. He parkerized it prior to applying the Cera Hide. It looks flawless and I'm very happy with how it turned out.

Looking for opinions on CCR's Dusk finish; I'm putting together a 2011 and considering nitride, DLC, and maybe Dusk. It appears to be an NP3 coating that is colored black. I haven't found much in terms of reviews, other than one comment on a different forum that the coloring wears off quickly. As far as the NP3, as I understand it that is the most durable finish of all, even better than DLC. I already know that CCR is highly regarded for their work; just looking for experience with this particular finish.

I recommend the Hahn Precision dedicated magwell block. You have to remove the bolt release (one roll pin) to install it, but it is very solid, doesn't move at all and can't come out. I have three and they have been excellent with the Metalform/Brownells mags. LRBHO works perfectly. I use the JP Enterprise 9mm bolts which work great. Both items are pricey but if you want reliability for competition you may want to buy once/cry once, especially on the mag block. You will also need a 9mm buffer.

I'm doing my part. I've got two Silencerco products pending.

P99c. Great ergonomics and the AS trigger can't be beat. I even prefer the mag release lever over a button.

Had a Kahr MK9, it had a fantastic trigger and was very accurate. Traded it because it was too heavy with the all metal frame. I might have to try the PM9.

An AR with 1:7 twist shooting 75-77gr 5.56 ammo along with a decent 1-4x scope has all the versatility you need. And keep the .308.

Live in Jonesborough but work in Johnson City. Good to chat with like-minded folks in the area.